Ch.11.4Bell Work: List 3 factors that Led to the decline of Feudalism
Ch. 11.4 Vocab
• vernacular • 7 Liberal Arts • Scholasticism • Summa Theologica • gargoyle • flying buttress • reliquary
Ch. 11.4
1. troubadours’ songs2. national epics3. fabliaux4. dramas• a. made use of biblical subjects• b. featured rhyming verses• c. mocked chivalry• d. told love stories• e. told heroic legends• f. were comedic• g. included morality plays
Ch. 11.4 Objective 1: Dante & Chaucer
Dante: • The Divine
Comedy• Wrote in Italian
dialect• Criticized
contemporary society
Chaucer:• Canterbury Tales• Wrote in Middle
English dialect• Made fun of
English society & Clergy
Similarities: •Both writers wrote in vernacular•Used fun writing forum to make fun of society.•Make use of religious themes & ideas.
Ch. 11.4 Contributions of Abelard & Aquinas
Scholasticism: reconcile Christian faith with reason• Aristotle: Arrive at conclusions by rational thought not by faith.
Contradicted teachings of the church and upset Christian theologians.
• Peter Abelard- Sic et Non/ Yes and No. Raised questions about church doctrine. Questions about quotations of scripture from the bible, decrees of the pope, and writings of the church philosophers.
• Thomas Aquinas- Summa Theologica
attempted to reconcile Aristotle with the doctrines of the church
summary of all knowledge on a given subject.
Drawbacks of Romanesque Gothic Modifications
• Dark interiors could be gloomy
• Few windows made the churches stuffy.
• Relief sculptures & frescoes were not somber enough for religious buildings.
• Pointed Arches• Tall Spires• Larges Windows• High Walls• Stained-glass windows
Section 4: Life & Culture in the Middle Ages Review Questions
1. What does it mean to write in the “Vernacular languages” and how is new to society?
2. Describe some types of literature and some of the greatest works of medieval literature.
3. Who were Dante & Chaucer and their greatest works?
4. Describe the development of the Universities. What were the major centers of learning?
5. What is scholasticism, who were they(achievements), and what was their mission?
6. Identify the major improvements of the Gothic church over the Romanesque churches.